I've had a ACT 6 puck for a bit now and it has held power just fine but I'm not sure how much I like the streetablity of it. With an organic street disk I'd imagine the stop and go would improve alot. The RX-7 Store says the street disk can hold up to ~402FTLBS and the 6 puck is supposed to go up to ~514FTLBS. Even if I were to make 500HP is doesnt seem that TQ will get over 400. So what I'm wondering is if anyone else has made the switch and what there thought the pros and cons were. In theory if I keep it under 400ftbls should I be safe? Any info would be great.

 

I made the switch from 6 puck unsprung to S/S disk...I will see the street ability and overall ease of street driving was vastly improved....i made 452rwhp and it holds up just fine.

 

im thinking that the new act sprung 6 puck should be easier on the street and still hold 500 ft lbs tq. thats what im going to switch to ive already tried the extreme pressure plate with the ss disk and it didnt seem to hold up for what i want

 

the xtd 6-puck on ebay engages really really smooth for being a puck clutch...even smoother than some of the street discs i've used in the past. and i've used it up to 420 whp. held with ease.

 

What pp are u using with it?

 

I'm using the Pineapple Racing sprung hub 6 puck with the a stock pressure plate. It held 400rwhp pretty well. No slipping, and driving it realy is'nt to hard. It is more aggressive than a full faced clutch, but my wife can drive it. CJ

 

uuhhhmmmm... xtd

 

Really and truly, the pressureplate determines most of the power holding ability, which is direclty related to clamping force. The disc more determines bite/launch/engagement characteristics. So in theory a standard pressureplate mated with an aggressive 4 puck disc would be a bitch to drive and would grab hard but might not hold 400rwhp, while a heavy clamping pressureplate mated with a stock disc would be easier to drive and might hold well over 500. The only downside to heavier pressureplates is a stiff clutch pedal. I'm making well over 400rwhp with a standard act SS kit and not a hint of slippage. Meanwhile I've driven customer's 150rwhp NA FC's with an extremely aggressive clutch/plate setup that makes you look like a jackass at every light and wondered why they felt it necessary. Some of those heavy plates people use would build up calf muscles so big that you could win an *** kicking contest with a donkey after 3 months of driving them.

 

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hiiii hooooo lol

actuallly i sometime wonder why the f i did a 6 puck extreem pplate..... you do look like a donkey if you let go to quick and stall her up...

kinda... learn to drive kid!! lol

 

i've got an evil clutch on the fd. it doesn't wear, it wears the pp and flywheel!!!

 

I use a ceramic 6puck and double sprung pressure plate from South Bend Clutch. Pedal pressure is same as stock and it'll hold 500ft/lbs

 

Which model are you using, DXD Puck Kit: SS Stage 4 or the DXD-F Kit: SS Stage 5?

 

I have one of these also, but I'm going to switch to a stock disc for better drive ability. Derrick (Rxman720b) has a 20b with ACT clutch w/stock organic disc and said he loved the combination.

 

I'm running a Spec sprung 6 puck semi-metallic. Driveability is actually pretty good, much better than the ACT 6 pucks I've driven.

Now that I really stop and think about it, I miss my old ACT heavy duty pp/stock disc setup. Pedal was firmer, and the engagement point was more sure. After reading RR's post, I am considering going back to that setup........

 

lol i'm actually in the same boat. i love the 6puck at the track, but on the street for stop/go its too much somtimes...... after looking at the part #'s on ACT's website it appears swapping the 6puck to a disc shouldn't be a problem at all, all the other part numbers are identical

 

Well just got my strip/street disk in the mail today and I'll be putting it in this weekend. I'll let everyone know how it goes.

 

I have the same clutch. No real complaints - but reverse is another story entirely. It's impossible to back the car up slowly without heavy slipping - which is a no-no with this clutch. The smell afterwards lets you know it too.

p.s. Also mated to a one-piece JUN chromoly flywheel.

 

I'm about to bolt the tranny back up.. just switched from a 4-puck to an ACT SS + heavy duty pressure plate setup, I'll let you guys know the difference.

 

Yeap, reverse with a pucked clutch is allways "grabby". I've ran everything from a ACT 6 puck, to a custom made 3 puck, and everything in between....all pucked clutchs do that. CJ

 

i have a sprung 6puck with a medium pressure plate. XACT 14# flywheel also.

the sprungs on the hub of the 6puck are dead so it is a little too harsh. i can chirp fourth gear though

yeah, i got a new sprung 6puck to install, but im thinking about just getting a heavy duty organic disc and keeping the new pressure plate and mating them...

 

The nice thing about the 6-puck sprung clutches is that shift action and the whole actuation is typically faster with less delay and less pedal travel needed.

 

im going to be trying out the act zx3-hdr6... looks like a pretty good setup for me. i guess when my motor gets back from chris rogers and its all in i'll give some feed back. its suppose to be one of the smoother 6 pucks with higher power capacity. since its suppose to engauge smoother i expect that the material wont last to long. i dont mind changing the disk out once a year! thats what i call winter maint

 

What about the 3pucks Mazdaspeed disk , with some pressure plate , it should be more agresive couse it only have 3 pucks

 

Sorry, for the lack of updates with my switch from the 6 puck to an organic style.

Over all I really love it. The number one reason is starting from a stop of course is easier. My main concern was the ability to grip while launching but even that was fine. I'd guess I'm about 350-400hp with my current boost levels and while I plan on raising the boost levels slightly I dont feel it will be a problem.

 

did it on mine too...........dyno'd 424whp and haven't had any probs with the clutch yet